A Look At 12 Office-To-Residential Conversions In The Works In DC

• September 9th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at the office-to-residential conversions on the boards in DC. Check out the full rundown below. 

In case you missed them, here are the neighborhood development rundowns that UrbanTurf has covered thus far this year:

• The Nearly 2,500 Units That Could Still Be In The Works For NoMa
• 6 Big Residential Projects (And Conversions) In The Works For Southwest DC
• The Two Projects That May (Or May Not) Be In The Works At DC's Starburst Intersection
• The Hotel, The Flatiron And 1,100 Units In The Works At Union Market
• The 5 Projects In The Walter Reed/Takoma Development Pipeline
• Mall Conversions, Trader Joe's And The Thousands Of Units Coming To Friendship Heights
• The Final Two Developments On The Boards Around The Wharf
• The Thousands Of Residences Still In The Works At National Landing
• The Nearly 3,000 Units Still In The Works At Buzzard Point
• Stalled Or Full Steam Ahead: The 3 Developments In The Tenleytown and AU Park Pipeline
• Jose Andres, Heating Plants And The 10 Developments Coming To Georgetown
• Podcast Studios, Outdoor Rooms and A Get Down: The 3,500 Units on the Boards For Navy Yard
• The 1,000 Units In The Works Along 14th Street
• The 7 Developments On The Boards Around Howard University

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450 5th Street NW

The Georgetown Company is proposing to convert the 11-story Judiciary Plaza office building at 450 5th Street NW (map) into a nearly 500-unit apartment project. Eric Colbert & Associates is in charge of the design. 

The conversion will aim to preserve as much of the existing building and facade as possible while removing portions of the property to allow for light and air to flow through the new apartments. Built in 1981, the Brutalist building is located within the Pennsylvania Avenue Historic District and has been occupied by a number of offices of the Department of Justice since 2006. 

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1000 Potomac Street NW

Related Fund Management and Network Realty Partners have plans to convert 1000 Potomac Street NW (map) into a 135-unit residential project. The development team purchased the office buildings last October with an eye towards a residential conversion. 

The proposal calls for converting the office space into residences in the four buildings that make up the Flour Mill, including two floors of office space in the West Building, which already houses condominiums. Approximately 8,000 square feet of retail would be constructed along Potomac Street and Water Street NW as part of the project.

Some of the planned changes include replacing the facade of the South building, and a redesign of the landscape of the inner plaza of the buildings. Studios Architecture will helm the design of the conversion. 

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601 Indiana Avenue NW

Calco Hospitality has plans for a new 122-key hotel at 601 Indiana Avenue NW (map). The concept to convert the office building into a hotel is by-right and in the early concept stages. The hotel, designed by Fillat + Architecture, will have a bar and restaurant space, as well as an outdoor plaza. 

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1999 K Street

Stonebridge and The Bernstein Cos. announced earlier this month that the team will raze the office building at 1990 K Street NW to construct a 435-unit residential development with 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The new project -- designed by Design Collective -- could deliver in about three years. 

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1201 Connecticut Avenue NW

Duball began construction earlier this year to convert the Longfellow Building at 1201 Connecticut Avenue NW (map) into a 161-unit apartment project. The 12-story building will be renovated, and the ground floor will consist of retail and residential amenity space. A pool and other indoor and outdoor amenity spaces will be added to the roof. 

Designed by Maurice Walters, the facades of the conversion will be renovated "to restore the building to a condition that is closer to its original 1941 Lescaze design."

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1133 19th Street NW

Transwestern Development has plans to turn the 12-story office building at 1133 19th Street NW (map), that was once the one-time headquarters of MCI Communications Corp., into a new residential building with approximately 220 apartments and 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail.

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2121 Ward Place

ONE Street Commercial Properties is redeveloping the former office buildings at 2121 Ward Place, 2112 and 2115 Ward Court NW (map) into a 48-unit apartment project with two cafe/retail concepts.

One of the more interesting aspects of the new development, designed by Rich Markus Architects, is that it would take an inactive alleyway and convert it into a pedestrian-friendly space with a number of retail options. The office buildings are also located where Duke Ellington was born, and the developer tells UrbanTurf that an ode to the jazz musician will be worked into the project. 

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1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW

National Real Estate Advisors began construction on a 157-unit apartment conversion at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW (map) late last year. 

Developed in 1972, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue is located at the northeast corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 17th Street NW. The building was renovated and redeveloped for continued office use in 1995. Eric Colbert and Associates is in charge of the design of the conversion. 

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1825-1875 Connecticut Avenue NW

Post Brothers is working to convert the Universal buildings at 1825-1875 Connecticut Avenue NW (map) into The Geneva, a sprawling residential development with upwards of 600 apartments. 

The conversion, designed by Handel Architects, would result in a 120-foot tall project with a new facade. The development will include inclusionary zoning units and will likely include family-sized residences. 

Earlier this year, Post Brothers received a two-year extension for its zoning approval from DC's Board of Zoning Adjustment as it gets financing for the project. 

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1735 K Street NW

DC hospitality startup Placemakr, along with Bernstein Management Corp. and Urban Atlantic, has a plan to convert the 1960s-era office building at 1735 K Street NW (map) into a mixed-use project that will offer hybrid lodging as well as traditional apartments. 

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Accolade

The finishing touches are being put on Accolade, a 243-unit conversion of a 1990s-era office building at 1425 New York Avenue NW (map). The conversion -- courtesy of Foulger-Pratt -- required the blessing of the Secret Service as the office building sits less than a block from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The New York Avenue development, designed by WDG Architecture, will deliver in the coming months. 

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1125 

The former home to the Department of Homeland Security near Thomas Circle is on its way to being converted into a large residential project. 

Willow Bridge Property Company is working to convert the 50 year-old office building at 1125 15th Street NW (map) into 264 residential units above 2,618 square feet of retail. Hickok Cole is the architect. The new development, dubbed 1125, will have below-grade parking and a rooftop pool, and is scheduled to deliver next year.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/the-12-office-to-residential-conversions-in-dc/23841.